Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018, sha la la Joseph you’re doing fine! You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time! One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors.

Told entirely through song with the help of a main character Narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after refusing the amorous advances of Potiphar’s wife. While imprisoned, Joseph discovers his ability to interpret dreams, and he soon finds himself in front of the mighty but troubled, Elvis-inspired, Pharaoh. Joseph’s solution to Egypt’s famine elevates him to Pharaoh’s right-hand man and reunites him with his family.

The magical musical is full of catchy songs in a variety of styles, from a parody of French ballads (“Those Canaan Days”), to country-western (“One More Angel in Heaven”) and calypso (“Benjamin Calypso”), along with the unforgettable classics “Any Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.”

Appropriate for all audiences and groups, Joseph is performed hundreds of times a year by schools across North America, the U.K. and around the world.

Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of Little Shop of Horrors! Bravo!

IMPROVING YOUR ACTING SKILLS!

We are often asked by students and parents how a student actor can improve. Below is a list of ideas.

1. Attend shows!

You do not need to travel to New York to see a good show. There are many opportunities to see shows right here in the Lakes Region. Watch the paper for shows at other middle and high schools. There are several community theaters in the area: The Winnipesaukee Players, Streetcar Company, The Village Players and The Little Church Theater.

If you expand the region from Plymouth to Concord, you could see a show every weekend.

Can’t afford to attend live theater? You can find many shows on YouTube.

2. Audition, A LOT!

Every audition is a chance to hone your skills. Even if you do not get a role you will learn by seeing what different directors and music directors look for when you audition for them.

3. Do more than just school shows!

You wouldn’t expect to become a concert pianist, NFL quarterback, or bestselling author without lots of practice. You can’t improve your stage skills in just two shows a year. The community theaters listed above often have shows that are open to students. The Winnipesaukee Playhouse has a program for children and a program for teens. They also have a summer internship program for teens as does the Interlakes Summer Theater. Check out their websites for more information.

Raw skill is great but we all know it takes training and practice to develop talent. A voice teacher can help you improve your range, teach you proper techniques, recommend songs for auditions and help you learn to deliver a song well.

Can’t afford voice lessons? Join a choir. You can learn a lot about proper breathing, harmony, and technique by singing with a choir.

Just remember, singing pop, country or rock music is different from singing for musical theater.

5. Take dance lessons

Raw skill is great but we all know it takes training and practice to develop talent. A dance teacher will teach you proper technique, improve your rhythm and balance.

Inter-Lakes Math team places first for small schools in the Lakes Region Math League

The Inter-Lakes White math team placed 1st in its meet on February 12th with a total of 144 points. Placing 2nd was Belmont with 136 points and Tilton School was 3rd with 99 points. This is the final meet of the regular season. The state meet is scheduled for March 18th at Plymouth State University. Finnian O’ Connell was the top scorer with 16 out of 18 points. Hayley Roth, Dan Thomas, Isabel Cunningham and Liam Donohoe, each scored 14 points. Sarah Sundius and Matt Schneberger scored 12 points. Johnny Cox, Jonah Steiss, and Ben Jaques rounded out the White team score with 10 points each. The Blue team, with only 5 members, placed 7th out of 8 schools. The Blue team was led by Josh Simpson with 10 out of 18 points. Cam Daly earned 8 points and Maitland Merrill, a newcomer to the team, received 6 points. The remaining Blue team points were earned by Ariana Lopez and Angelo Burgess with 4 and 2 points respectively. Overall for the season, Inter-lakes White team finished 1st out of eight with a total of 656 points and Inter-Lakes Blue team finished in 5th place out of 8 small schools. Belmont was 2nd with 603 points and Tilton School was 3rd with 413 points. Diane Mega and Bob Marcoux coach the teams and wish to commend both teams for all their effort and commitment throughout the season. Although a small school, Inter-Lakes fielded two teams at every meet this season and had great results each time. Congratulations to our math team!

Places 1st for 4th meet The Inter-Lakes math team placed 1st for small schools, in its 4th meet, with a total of 135 points, out of 8 teams. Belmont was second with 119 points, and Moultonboro was third, with 84 points. The White team was led by Sarah Sundius, with 18 out of 18 points. Sarah got perfect scores in Geometry, Algebra II, and Advanced. Hayley Roth was second with 16 points. She got perfect in Geometry and Advanced. Ariana Lopez scored 14 points, and was perfect in Algebra I. Liam Donohoe got 12 points. Finnian O’Connell and Johnny Cox, each scored 10 points. Isabel Cunningham and Matt Schneberger scored 8 points. Isabel got perfect in Algebra I. Danial Thomas and Cameron Daly rounded out the results with 6 points each. The Inter-lakes Blue team placed 5th overall. The team was led by Ben Jaques with 12 out of 18 points. Ben got perfect in Geometry. Dorothy Crowell and Josh Simpson got 6 points each. Trevor Colby got 4 points. Natalie Johnson, Allie Dennis, and Angelo Burgess finished up the team scores, with 2 points each. Congratulations to both teams for an excellent year. The teams are coached by Diane Mega and Bob Marcoux.

The Inter-lakes white math team placed first out of 8 teams for small schools in the lakes region math league on Nov. 13th. The team scored 127 points, followed by Belmont with 119 points, and 3rd place Moultonboro, with 93 points. High scorer for the Inter-lakes team was Johnny Cox, with 9 out of 9 problems correct. He scored perfect in Alg. I, Alg. II, and Advanced math. He was followed by Dan Thomas, with 8 out of 9 correct. Dan scored perfect in computations and geometry. Isabel Cunningham scored 7 out of 9. She was perfect in computations. Liam Donohoe got 6 out of 9. He got perfect in computations. Finnian O’Connell got 5 out of 9. Cameron Daly also got 5 out of 9, with perfect in geometry. Sarah Sundius got 4 out of 9, with perfect in computations. Catherine Quimby, Hayley Roth, and Trevor Colby finished each with 3 out of 9. The Blue team placed 4th, with 76 points. There were only 8 out of 10 members on the team. The team was led by Matt Schneberger and Johah Steiss, each with 6 out of 9 problems correct. Jonah got perfect in computations. Dorothy Crowell followed with 5 out of 9, with a perfect in Geometry. Allie Dennis and Angelo Burgess both got 4 out of 9. Allie got perfect in computations. Ben Jacques and John Schmalle each got 3 out of 9. Josh Simpson finished out the scores with 1 out of 9. Congratulations to both teams for an excellent second meet. The teams are coached by Diane Mega and Bob Marcoux.

Meet #1: Oct. 9, 2013

The Inter-lakes High School math team started off its season with its first win scoring 133 pts.(for the White team) Although we compete only against the small schools in the Lakes Region Math League, this score was enough to beat both small and large school teams, a total of 18 in this competition. Top scorers for the White team were Finnian O’Connell and Liam Donohoe , each with 7 out of 9 points. They were followed by Johnny Cox, Danial Thomas, and Josh Simpson, each with 6 pts. Trevor Colby and Ben Crosby, each got 5 points. Ben Jaques and Isabel Cunningham, each got 4 pts. Angelo Burgess finished with 3 pts. Finnian got perfect scores in Writer’s Choice and Advanced. Johnny got perfect in Algebra II. Danial Thomas, Liam Donohoe, and Josh Simpson got perfect in Writer’s Choice. The Blue team, with only 4 members scored 38 pts. The team was led by Joshua Schmalle with 5 out of 9 points. He was followed by Allie Dennis and Cameron Daly, each with 4 pts. Emilie Haight finshed with 3 pts. Congratulation to both teams for an excellent first meet. The teams are coached by Diane Mega and Bob Marcoux.